I am a voice in the wilderness, a lonely tree falling in the forest, a distant bell tolling in the wind – oh, sorry, I got a little carried away. What I meant to say is this: I am one of the few people I know who will admit to liking airplane food. There I said it.
Just look at that picture. What’s not to like? I wish the food that came out of my kitchen looked half as good. To be perfectly honest, since my kids are mostly gone, I rarely even cook anymore and if someone wants to hand me a plate of attractively presented, yummy, hot food, that’s usually O.K. by me.
But on our last plane excursion, there was a bit of a hitch.
My husband and I were traveling to Norway, and it was approximately Three A.M. my time – heaven only knows what time it was by the airplane clock, but it was dark and everyone else was asleep. Since I have yet to master the art of sleeping on a plane, I’d been sitting for hours, reading, knitting, and doing crossword puzzles until my eyeballs were fried. Out of the darkness loomed a stewardess who handed me a tray, presumably breakfast, and I mindlessly began to consume the pocket bread sandwich thing which was offered. As I slowly came to my senses, I turned to my husband who was looking at me.
“What is this?” he said, mid chew.
I consider what I’m swallowing. “I don’t know.” I scrabble through the litter on the floor and come up with the wrapper. “It says, Cheese Salad – shredded cheese mixed with mayonnaise and onions.”
We exchange a dubious look and threw away the remains of our sandwiches. Have you ever eaten something where the taste just won’t go away, no matter how much gum you chew? This was one of those times.
After disembarking and meeting up with our friends who were also on the flight, we began to compare notes.
“Did you eat that sandwich thing they brought us?” said my friend.
“Kind of,” I replied, ” It was gross.”
“I know, cheese salad. Eeeew.”
I still like airplane food but, wiser now, I carefully examine all offerings before eating. Cheese salad, it’s out there. Beware.
Do you love airplane food, or am I the only one?
The Library Lady Travels 
I used to adore airplane food. I loved the hundreds of little packages you had to unwrap, it was fun and was usually edible. I am not at all happy that the regular meals served up to everyone have been replaced by a menu of things I don’t like the sound of, have to pay extra to get and have probably run out by the time the crew gets to me.
The worst meal I had on board a plane was 40 years ago- rolled mop herrings en route to Munich. Yuk.
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Rolled Mop Herrings? Is this a typo? If not, I think you win the prize for worst sounding food ever.
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Hey, I always look forward to food – even airline food! And it is impossible to get rid of that onion taste which leaves me craving sweets.
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I know, I also enjoy food, but have had to be more careful when traveling. My stomach isn’t happy when I eat weird things in the middle of the night just because a stewardess hands it to me. Thanks for the comment.
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I really want to know who thought it was a good idea to make something called “Cheese salad.” I love cheese and I love salad, but together it sounds disgusting!
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Yes, sorry for the mental image. Thanks for commenting.
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I do not fly often, so am not a good judge. I did fly to Scotland a year ago with my daughter and we were fed breakfast one way and lunch the other. They were okay. We both ate it and it was all right, not gourmet, but I have had worse.
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Wow, I’ve always wanted to go to Scotland but never made it. I have to ask, did you have a favorite place?
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I enjoyed Edinburgh just because there was so much to see in one area. I want to go back though because I want to get up to the north and visit The Isle of Skye and The Orkney Islands.
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Thanks for the tips. Even the names of those places sound intriguing.
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It brings tear to my eyes,but does not make my mouth water
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Are you referring to airplane food? The only other time airplane food hasn’t made my mouth water was when they served some kind of pasta that looked like grubs with tomato sauce dumped on top. But that’s another post.
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